Amy Secrist

Tag: Catholic poetry

  • Holy Work

    “If you are humble, nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.  If you are blamed, you won’t be discouraged; if anyone calls you a saint, you won’t put yourself on a pedestal.”  ~Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Holy Work My ears adjust, repressurize in response to the forty-fifth high-pitched…

  • Kingdom-Seeker

    I stand in the kitchen; oil sizzles in the pan, dishes clink on the counter. He wraps his baby arms around my leg, chest and cheek pressing against knee and thigh. “I la loo, I la loo, Mommy.” I am his tree, rooted in his new soil. I lie on the floor; legs hover above…

  • Peace

    “Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of God.” ~ a gift from my sister The baby sleeps; the kids play with ease; they imagine monsters, forget which of them is in charge, and create a land with milk and honey flowing. Peace is easy. The clashing comes with tears pouring and screams…